Body Love Wellness
Body Love Wellness
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
OBSERVATION 1: I miss fat Jonah Hill.
I know it’s not cool to say it, and believe me, I believe in a person’s right to do what they will with their bodies, but I miss fat Jonah Hill.
I think it’s because I like seeing “one of us” in the movies. His quirky humor was the only thing I enjoyed about Funny People. I liked him as genius sabermetrics guy opposite Brad Pitt in Moneyball. I could imagine a little, fat 10 year old who always gets picked last in gym class seeing him in a movie and saying, “Even if I don’t make the team, at least I can be the smart guy in the back office who gets to actually pick the team.”
Now he just looks like a thin guy who’s in movies, and it bums me out.
OBSERVATION 2: I won’t die if I see Melissa McCarthy‘s arms.
I love Melissa McCarthy. And apparently, she sometimes wears a 3/4 sleeve. But every time I see her at some awards thing, she has super long sleeves on.
Seriously, I can only imagine the pressure and scrutiny she’s under. I’m sure her size comes up in every stupid, useless interview for magazines that I refuse to read. But I’m just dying for her to pull a Gabby Sidibe and show some big fat arms!
OBSERVATION 3: All I want is to live in a world where Octavia Spencer doesn’t feel the need to “triple spanx.”
Speaking of award-winning actresses constantly being asked inane questions about weight, Octavia Spencer is sick of it. According to Jezebel, she posted about this on facebook, saying, “I am NOT WORRYING ABOUT MY WEIGHT! I AM NOT TRYING TO CONFORM TO an unrealistic model of beauty.” Amen!
But she also told Ellen, “I triple-Spank. Which is not good. Spanx really, really work, but you don’t need to overdo it.” This woman is a freaking award winning freaking actress. Can’t she be allowed to enjoy the moment without impinging on vital organs? I’m all for an end to the havoc of chub rub, but I’m sick of this Spanx crap.
OBSERVATION 4: Paula Deen didn’t get diabetes from cooking with fat.
Just read this, guys. Seriously.
OBSERVATION 5: Sometimes I miss the good ole days when Jennifer Hudson and Mariah Carey sang stuff, instead of just hawking weight loss b.s.
Remember stuff like this?Now I only see her in this (real and awful) Weight Watchers ad:
I realize that all of these celebrities have incredible pressure put on them about their bodies. Do a google search for any of these people and add the word fat and you will see page after page of horrible commentary. That’s why it’s so important for each one of us to stand up to fat oppression.
In the meantime, at least we have Gabby Sidibe and Adele.
I think I need to go back on my media diet.
But seriously, what do you think? Let’s chat over on my facebook page.
Golda is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness, a program designed for plus-sized women who are fed up with dieting and want support to stop obsessing about food and weight. Go to http://www.bodylovewellness.com/free to get your free download — Golda’s Top Ten Tips For Divine Dining! And, please join her and twenty of the biggest names in HAES(R) and Fat Acceptance at the Body Love Revolutionaries Telesummit.
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